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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opary zOdbytu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuba Eliasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eliasz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ortega. zOdbytu is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Opary zOdbytu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 cm
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205 lbs
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186 cm
25
200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Opary zOdbytu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kuba Eliasz! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! zOdbytu leaves Eliasz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. zOdbytu is breathing heavily. Eliasz takes the fight into the clinch. Eliasz breaks from the clinch.
Eliasz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Eliasz throws a head kick that misses. Eliasz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. zOdbytu tries to avoid it but Eliasz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag zOdbytu to the ground. zOdbytu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. zOdbytu slaps away a takedown attempt from Eliasz, before circling back to the center of the mat. Opary zOdbytu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuba Eliasz. zOdbytu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nice takedown defense from zOdbytu. No joy for Eliasz on that attempt. Eliasz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Horrible takedown by Eliasz or perhaps it was just good defense by zOdbytu which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eliasz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around zOdbytu's waist but zOdbytu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eliasz off to one side. Nice sprawl there from zOdbytu as Eliasz shoots in. zOdbytu throws a body punch but Eliasz moves out of range. Eliasz clinches with his opponent.
zOdbytu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eliasz's elbow. A quick uppercut on the inside from Eliasz. Eliasz stalling.
Eliasz pushes off an throws an elbow but zOdbytu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Eliasz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
zOdbytu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and zOdbytu wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eliasz is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Eliasz misses with a kick to the body.
Eliasz fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Eliasz misses with a body shot.
Opary zOdbytu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. zOdbytu misses with a wild combination.
zOdbytu stuffs the takedown attempt from Eliasz. Eliasz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eliasz tries to score a power double leg takedown but zOdbytu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eliasz somewhat. Eliasz shoots in for a double leg but zOdbytu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Eliasz looks for the body kick but zOdbytu saw that one coming. Opary zOdbytu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. zOdbytu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eliasz lunges at zOdbytu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by zOdbytu's hand. Eliasz tries to clinch but zOdbytu is having none of it. Eliasz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. zOdbytu lands a nice looking body shot.
Eliasz misses with a takedown attempt - zOdbytu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. zOdbytu slips a jab from Eliasz. zOdbytu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasz doesn't seem bothered though. Eliasz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but zOdbytu swivels and escapes. zOdbytu lands a lovely overhand right. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. zOdbytu leaves Eliasz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. zOdbytu misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuba Eliasz dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eliasz ducks under a wild hook from zOdbytu. No luck for Eliasz with that takedown attempt. Kuba Eliasz seems to be getting the better of the standup. Eliasz fails to land the takedown. Eliasz misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eliasz. Opary zOdbytu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuba Eliasz. Eliasz rushes zOdbytu and presses him up against the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Eliasz goes for a takedown attempt but zOdbytu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eliasz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eliasz throws a right hand that zOdbytu ducks under and follows up with a left that zOdbytu also avoids with ease. zOdbytu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eliasz works over zOdbytu's head and body with a nice combination. Eliasz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but zOdbytu swivels and escapes. A decent looking cross lands there for zOdbytu. Eliasz throws a shot from downtown. zOdbytu moves away and avoids it. zOdbytu circles away from the clinch attempt.
zOdbytu walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eliasz throws a one two combo.
zOdbytu scores with a hook. Eliasz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Eliasz lands with a nice body punch. Eliasz wants to clinch. zOdbytu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and zOdbytu wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eliasz scores with a punch to the head. Eliasz throws a sloppy head kick and zOdbytu moves out of range easily. zOdbytu misses with a hook. Eliasz ducked under it nicely. Eliasz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Opary zOdbytu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Eliasz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from zOdbytu. Eliasz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? zOdbytu is fending him off so far but Eliasz persists. Nope, zOdbytu circles away and we're back to standing. zOdbytu misses with a few strikes there.
zOdbytu gets tackled into the cage by Eliasz. Eliasz maintains the clinch. Eliasz can't break the clinch.
Eliasz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning zOdbytu up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. zOdbytu stops a takedown attempt from Eliasz.
zOdbytu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Eliasz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
zOdbytu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Eliasz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. zOdbytu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. zOdbytu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
zOdbytu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Eliasz misses with a knee to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuba Eliasz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
zOdbytu misses with an uppercut. Eliasz moves into the clinch. Eliasz works on zOdbytu's body with a couple of short punches. A left hand lands to the body for Eliasz.
Eliasz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Eliasz tries to land a leg kick but zOdbytu saw it coming and moves away.
Eliasz wants to clinch. zOdbytu swats away the attempt to clinch by Eliasz. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Eliasz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eliasz forces zOdbytu back against the cage and clinches. Eliasz effectively controlling the action here. The crowd are getting on Eliasz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. A short right from Eliasz. zOdbytu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Eliasz.
Eliasz lands a right hand. Eliasz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by zOdbytu after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eliasz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics zOdbytu uses from the top position. Eliasz looking to hit a scissor sweep but zOdbytu is one step ahead there. Eliasz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Eliasz throws some wild stikes that zOdbytu manages to avoid easily.
Eliasz looking to secure an arm triangle but zOdbytu defends it well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Eliasz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eliasz misses with a head shot. zOdbytu blocking the ground and pound. zOdbytu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Eliasz. Eliasz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but zOdbytu is surviving well by controlling Eliasz's body position as best he can. Eliasz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eliasz wants to control the pace but zOdbytu is squirming around nicely. Eliasz controlling his opponent. zOdbytu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Eliasz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Eliasz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! zOdbytu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Eliasz.
Opary zOdbytu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kuba Eliasz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Eliasz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Kuba Eliasz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Eliasz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuba Eliasz! Kuba Eliasz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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